Pirated word:
GAY
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The word GAY means (according to Webster's New World Dictionary) "joyous and lively; merry; happy; lighthearted". I don't understand how a bunch of homosexuals can call themselves GAY. Have you ever seen a bunch of homosexuals together. They're not a very "joyous" croud. submitted by
Pirated word:
Galveston
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Pirated word:
Gay
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Definition #1 used to be "Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry." The new definition #1: "Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex." submitted by Roy Harkow
Pirated word:
Genius
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Common usage: Person X is the genius behind company Y, or genius X is the person who created work of art/discovery/hack Y.
Proper usage is hard to judge. A genius is normally someone of exceptional mental ability. The key behind the miss-use is 'exceptional'. They have to have done something that can be compared with what others have done, and be outstanding by comparison. There are many intelligent scientists, but Einstein was a genius, as his ideas were so far in advance of those of other scientists of his time. Geniuses are generally recognized years after their contributions to humanity, as at the time it is hard to judge what is a truly outstanding contribution. The genius behind company/artwork/discovery/hack Y is often recognized soon after or even before the time of his/her contribution! submitted by
Pirated word:
Gifted
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As in "He gifted me with a book," or some other present. Gifted means "talented" and one wouldn't very well say he talented me with a book, would one? Or maybe you do, but yo're dead wrong. You can't make an adjective into a verb just because youy think it's clever. submitted by
Pirated word:
Go
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is not synonymous with 'say'. I often hear, "...and I went, "No Way."" submitted by Eric
Pirated word:
Golden
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Golden means "colored yellow, colored as gold", a description of a color of an object. When someone or a situation is described as "golden", as in "we are golden", or "he is a golden boy", does that mean we are calling him "yellow", as in "chicken" ? (See yellow belly). submitted by
A term coined for the California recall election, whereby actors' porn stars, pornographers, and people from all walks of life ended up running for governor in the process of empeaching Grey Davis from the office, similar to the link on this submission. submitted by Sniglet
Pirated word:
gaming
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The gambling industry says it's in the "gaming" business, as if this is nothing but entertainment, or child-like play. Nope. The gambling industry gets its money not just from people who know that the house always wins in the aggregate, but also from people who are stupidly throwing away money they can't afford to lose. This is no game. submitted by Dan Gillmor
Pirated word:
gank
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garbel
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gauges
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a device use for measurement. gay,jiss submitted by james bondage
Pirated word:
gay
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Maria in West Side Story put it best:
"I feel pretty...and witty...and gay"
Gay means "happy and insouciant," she was not referring to a sexuality preference. submitted by -pea-
Pirated word:
gay
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Gay means happy. The homosexuals have pirated it. submitted by
Pirated word:
gayable
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Pirated word:
gayish
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gender
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Refers to words and things, not people. People are a certain sex, not a gender. submitted by
Pirated word:
generation x
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Pirated word:
get back here
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Pirated word:
get me some grog!
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Pirated word:
get out
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Pirated word:
get out of here
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Pirated word:
gets
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The word really means "understands". It now means "thinks like us" (and everyone who thinks different is an idiot). As in "He GETS the Internet", or (sorry Dan) "Solid advice from someone who GETS security". submitted by Craig Will
Pirated word:
gey
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gideon
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gif
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Pirated word:
gift with purchase
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A gift is defined as something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation. If you have to make a purchase to receive it, it isn't a gift.
Cosmetic marketers love to use this phrase. I wish they would use the term bonus instead. submitted by Felicia Herman
Pirated word:
give it up for
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To give something back for a reason. Why does it suddenly mean to give a round of applause? You might never have seen the person before so you are not giving anything back to them. submitted by Red Writer
Pirated word:
giver
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send them overboard. submitted by shane
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Pirated word:
god
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Anyone who feels they need more power uses this word to not only amass power, but to excuse and justify the most heinous of crimes. As in "god is on my side" or "god will be with us at war". All accounts of god in the judeo christian tradition speak of an abbhorence of murder and power hungry types. I advocate taking responsibility as humans for human behavior. submitted by
Pirated word:
good morning
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i am going to be talking to you about blood thirsty pirates... submitted by
Pirated word:
goodbye
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Pirated word:
gossip
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Pirated word:
goth
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Pirated word:
gotten
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No known real meaning, probably derived from "got" meaning 'have in possesion' or 'obtain'.
Why anyone would say 'I have gotten a cold' when 'I have got a cold' will do, (actually 'I have a cold" will do better still!)
Used almost entirely in the USA. submitted by
Pirated word:
gourmet
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A gourmet is a person who is knowledgeable about and appreciates fine food. These days the word is mainly found as an adjective applied to foods and can be taken as an indication that the food would not appeal to a gourmet. submitted by MonkeyBoy
Pirated word:
green field
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Pirated word:
ground zero
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The term _ground zero_ used to connote for certain people Hiroshima. I don't necessarily think it has been "pirated" in reference to the site of the WTC towers. I do think that its application signals an invitation to tap into nuclear anxiety. I'm not sure what affect this use of the term "ground zero" will have on how people respond to the dropping of the bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
To quote Walid Hamarneh:
Globalization also entails that what were problems within national boundaries gradually became global.
http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/literary_research-
ef/n28-n36/no36/articles/ForumHamarneh.htm submitted by Francois Lachance
Pirated word:
grow profits
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increase profits. You can grow a plant. Nothing else. submitted by eric stanway
Pirated word:
growth opportunity
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Often used by middle managers attempting to motivate a lower-on-the-totem pole worker to complete some piece of undesirable work while spinning it as a 'benefit' to the employee. Similar to good ol' Tom Sawyer and that painted fence notion. E.g. "Tom, converting that vintage mainframe database into SQL2000 is a great growth opportunity for you to demonstrate your RDB skills to upper management...". submitted by Gary Romantz
Pirated word:
grunt
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army foot soldier; original meaning; "to utter a deep
gutteral sound; to grumble" submitted by duffy
Pirated word:
guest
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In the context of a hotel stay, "guest" is a ridiculous word. No guest in my home pays for the room. If I invite you to dinner as my guest, you don't pay the tab. submitted by Dan Gillmor
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